You've likely seen HDR photos all around the net as photographers both pro and hobbyist experiment with this emerging artistic format. Personally, I was pointed to it earlier this year by a fellow photographer & friend, Darren, and I've been having a ton of fun with it since.

This tutorial for Photoshop CS3 is aimed at beginners and teaches a popular method of separating an image from its background. The method involves creating a path and using the path as the basis for an accurate selection.